peck

(=kiss)to peck sb on the cheekdonner à qn un baiser rapide sur la joue→ Every night she pecks him on the cheek in the hall.

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[+bird]coup m de bec→ When she tried to touch the eggs, it gave her a peck.→ It was only a peck.

(=kiss)baiser m rapideto give sb a peck on the cheekdonner à qn un baiser rapide sur la joue→ She gave him a quick peck on the cheek.

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peck atvt fus
[bird][+hard surface]donner des coups de bec sur→ A pigeon pecked at the window pane.[+plants]picoter→ Hens peck at the flower beds.[+grains]picorer, picoter→ If you throw down a few grains in front of a chicken it will peck at it.

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